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...living-room. The fountain, which has been approved by the architect of the Union, will be about three feet in height, of grey Tennessee marble in strict keeping with its intended surroundings. Over the shell-shaped bowl, and supported on either side by dolphins, is the University shield, carved in high relief on a background studded with objects symbolic of the sea. The whole piece is one of great beauty, and should add greatly to the general effect of the Union hall...
...most striking pieces of the exhibition is the heroic statue of King Arthur, the original of which is in the Hofkirche at Innsbruck. The figure is clad in full armor, the right hand resting on a shield bearing the arms of England. This statue and the effigy from the tomb of the Emperor Maximilian near it, were both executed by the famous sixteenth century sculptor, Peter Vischer. Another interesting piece is the figure of a Frankish warrior of the fifth century, dressed in the national costume and bearing an axe and spear, the original of which is in the Museum...
...Harvard fencing team won the invitation team match of the New England division of the the Amateur Fencing League of America which was held in the gymnasium of the Boston Athletic Association on Saturday evening, thus winning the shield donated by the Boston Athletic Association. This prize is the first permanent trophy that has been won by a Harvard fencing team. The scores of the teams by bouts were as follows: Harvard, 13; Boston Athletic Association, 12; Boston Young Men's Christian Association, 2. H. Saint Gaudens '03 was a member of the Boston Athletic Association team. Each man fought...
...carved Harvard shield has been unearthed in the excavations on Plympton street. It will probably be put on exhibition at Thurston's in a few days...
...Weston-Smith '86, be adopted on February 1 as the seal of the Harvard Union. Five designs were submitted. Mr. Weston-Smith's design, which is here reproduced, represents, on a sable ground, a castle of a single tower, or; on the castle, above the gate, the Harvard shield in its proper colors. The tower, being the distinguishing feature in the Higginson coat-of-arms, is most appropriate for the seal of the Union. It was the common practice for a college or other endowed institution to adopt the arms of its benefactor. Thus the lion rampant in the seal...